7/6/2016 ; Tuesday
Today our class had a debate and discussion on Fahmi Reza's case. One question that makes me wonder why, has been asked by our lecturer. The question was why do we often heard of those cartoonists or artists who criticize our political issues through their artworks got caught more easily than those journalist who criticize our political issues through writings? Is an artwork or a image really more powerful than words? My answer is YES.
People say "a picture speaks a thousand words". A picture is able to capture the attention of the audience rather than words sometimes. Moreover, instead of expressing some messages or information through writings, an image, an artwork or a picture can replace the writings more effectively in terms of expressing the content of the message or information. An image, an artwork or a picture makes people understand faster and better compared to words. For example:
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| Image to express happiness |
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| Image to express the feeling of heart-broken |
Images really do create a greater impact rather than words. For example, advertisement especially the Public Service Announcement (PSA) often uses image to convey the important message to the audience as majority of the people nowadays prefer to see images instead of words.
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| PSA of anti-smoking in words |
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| PSA of anti-smoking in image and a short sentence |
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Obviously people would notice the content of an image first as compared to a content that is filled with text. Therefore, in my opinion, an image is more powerful than words. That is why when an artist or a cartoonist criticizes our Prime Minister, he or she will be caught or arrested so easily because their work or image catches people's attention more easily.
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